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Chapter 105 Ten Princes’ Palace 3
Hong Tao did leave the palace at night, the reason being to meet Li Chengliang, the commander-in-chief who returned to Beijing from Liaodong.Why did he have to go out of the palace in the dark to see a subordinate? He told the cabinet that this was called attention.General Li worked hard on the front line to protect the Zhu family. Although the emperor is the emperor, he is also the head of the Zhu family. Shouldn't he express his gratitude in person?

There were three chariots, two of which were disguises. There was a eunuch sitting inside, and he looked vaguely like a person with the help of the light of the lantern.But which one was in which the emperor was sitting? Apart from a few senior officials of the Royal Horse Guards, even the Han generals of the Jinyiwei didn't know.

This was a security measure designed by Hong Tao himself. Instead of using thousands of people to make half the city uneasy every time he left the palace, it would be more beneficial to add a few more false targets.

As for whether the Ministry of Rites is happy or not, what can it do if it is not happy?Although the Jinyiwei cannot be used as a backbone force, they still have to listen to the emperor's orders when they go out as bodyguards.

The number of chariots could have been doubled if the horse supervisor had not been unable to find so many horses of similar colors and heights.If anyone wants to assassinate the emperor on the way, he will definitely not be able to simply bribe a few imperial guards. At least he will have to instigate one or two guards to rebel.It's not that it's impossible to do, but it's just that it's getting more difficult.

"I, Li Chengliang, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, come to see my emperor..."

The emperor came to visit in person. Li Chengliang was confused after receiving the notice from Jin Yiwei, but he still accepted him regardless of whether he was puzzled or flattered.So he dressed neatly and knelt at the gate of the courtyard for half a stick of incense. When the carriage was a hundred meters away, he kowtowed and shouted in a very submissive manner.

"Master, hurry up and get back on your feet. There is no need to be restrained. I also had a whim and wanted to talk more about things outside the customs with Aiqing. This is why I decided to delay my rest!"

Since the ministers were so respectful, the emperor naturally couldn't be too arrogant.Hong Tao almost jumped off the chariot and walked quickly to help the aging Li Chengliang with his own hands.

The smile on his face was so sincere. If it weren't for the attempt to hold hands and walk side by side against etiquette, he would not look like a monarch meeting for the first time, but rather like an old acquaintance of the East Palace.

"I was so frightened that I didn't do my job well, which made Your Majesty worried. His crime deserves death!" Li Chengliang, who had just been helped up, knelt down again when he heard the emperor's humility.

"Wang An, you almost killed me!" Seeing a pair of monarchs and ministers coming and going with humility, Chen Ju, standing in the team of eunuchs dozens of steps away, expressed his words to Wang An beside him with drooped eyelids. Deep dissatisfaction.

"Why did Master Chen say this? Did An ever say a slanderous word in front of Lord Long Live? God can tell you!"

Although he has become the second-in-command of the Supervisor of Ceremonies and is very likely to take over the position of the first-in-command, Wang An is still very respectful to the master who has paid homage to him during the ceremony. Hearing these words, Wang An was sincere and frightened.

"Open your eyes and see for yourself, is there any similarity between this Long Live Lord and the Long Live Lord in your mouth?" If the emperor hadn't entered the courtyard before, Chen Ju would have kicked him.

People's hearts are not ancient, and the disciples who have been cultivated so hard are hard-edged. Not only are they unfilial, but they also provide fatal false information on key issues.Even if it is the emperor's instruction, as long as the relationship between master and disciple is still considered, there will be no chance to give some hints.

"...Long Live Lord was not originally...who would have thought that he would suddenly change his temper. An is really wronged." Only then did Wang An know why Chen Ju was suddenly angry. The emperor in front of him was indeed completely different from when he was the prince, and also different from when he first ascended the throne. If two people.He is dull, generous, gentle, and has no gaps in his chest... they are all masks covering the outside. He switches between them so freely that it is difficult for people who are not by his side every day to notice.

Take the current situation as an example. Before coming, the emperor had already made his intention very clear. Not only did he want to harm people, but he also wanted to do it completely. The conspiracies were interconnected step by step, and they were about to dig up the ancestral graves of the Li family.

But when they met, nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Apart from his low posture, he could more or less see the sincerity of a young man in his words and deeds. No matter what you thought, he was a young emperor who was not very mature politically. The blood in my chest is not yet cold.

With just this skill of pretending to be stupid, a highly talented official who has not been raped in the court for 30 to [-] years would definitely not be able to play so smoothly.The problem is that it only took more than two years for the transition from prince to emperor. Who did he learn such cunning methods and confusing techniques from?
"Shh... remember my words, be careful when doing things in the future, keep your mouth shut, and don't have any inappropriate thoughts. Especially, ignore all the temptations outside, otherwise you may not live to be as old as me!"

Seeing the confusion and fear on his disciple's face, Chen Ju could only sigh deeply in his heart but also felt deep self-blame.Complaining that Wang An didn't understand the emperor's temperament was not to harm anyone by holding it back, but to be a basic eunuch.If you can't even understand what your immediate boss is thinking, your job will be over.

Fortunately, not only did he fail to figure out the emperor's fate, but his life was also strangled, and he walked into a dead end step by step. Apart from holding on to his only thigh and fighting for his life, it seemed that he had no choice.

Half-hearted?Just thinking about it makes me sweat.Once upon a time, the emperor completed the layout of the internal affairs without leaving any trace. He didn't want to know about it, and he was shocked when he thought about it.

Wang An and Li Shi are both their own people, and they have become powerful factions in the palace.But Zou Yi is Tian Yi's apprentice and Wang Guotai is a member of the late emperor. At present, these two have no choice but to be with the emperor.

And Zhang Ran, the master of the Royal Horse Supervisor, was an unplanned variable. His master had already gone to the Shrine Supervisor to sweep the streets. He was supposed to be the target of suppression, but unexpectedly he suddenly made a huge turn and became the emperor's designated one. Of course, the palm print can only hold the only thigh.

Thinking about Wang Chengen and the dozens of young eunuchs who followed the emperor all day long, the situation suddenly became clearer.It doesn't take much. At this rate, in another three to five years, [-]% of the real power positions in the palace will be occupied by them.No matter what happens in the outer court, there can only be one voice in the imperial city, and no one can stop it.

"I remember An, and I will follow your instructions... Master Chen, will General Li really do what Long Live Lord wants? What if he regrets it when he returns to Liaodong? He has tens of thousands of elites in his hands and commands more than ten people." Thousands of soldiers are occupying the throat area again. Is Long Live Lord too impatient?"

Unlike Chen Ju's idea, Wang An has not experienced many changes in the top management of the Wanli Dynasty, is not particularly sensitive to politics, and does not think there is anything wrong with following the emperor all the way to darkness.

But the more this happened, the more he felt that the emperor was acting unsafely. He had just tried his best to get the "Tweening Order" to be implemented, but before seeing the effect, he rushed to poke the hornet's nest of the Liaodong Frontier Army. It was too risky.

(End of this chapter)